Christchurch, December 10.
The Arawa will leave for London to-morrow with 20 passengers, 11,000 frozen sheep. 1760 bales of wool and a large general cargo.

Fire on board the river steamer Matau

American Shipping
New York - The H.J. Lilly sailed on October 16 for Wellington for Wellington and Lyttelton. For Wellington she has 5350 cases kerosene, and for Lyttelton 5000 cases.
Vessels loading at New York - Reed (Captain Joseph), for Dunedin and Auckland, probably clear about November 10.